I caught an article on Lxer.com entitled:"Shuttleworth: Linux Power Users Aren't too Cool for Unity"There are a number of quotes in the article from the originator of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, Mark Shuttleworth, that clearly attest to the fact he is completely missing what so many people find wrong with Unity. He starts with an completely misplaced "fact" for which he does not provide any backing:"There is a bit of a myth that power users don't like and aren't interested in usability and ease-of use," Who ever said this? I've been using...
Monday, 31 October 2011
Thursday, 27 October 2011
It's no secret that I am a huge fan of the Enlightenment desktop. I recently got into contact with the project's lead developer "Rasterman" and we did a little bit of a question and answer session. If you aren't sure on what all the Enlightenment desktop and the EFLs are exactly please see my post here.How long have you been working on E for?I remember when I started writing E. Dinosaurs were roaming the earth and things were much warmer... So that...
Saturday, 15 October 2011
I think one thing that often confused people when they first get involved with free software is the difference between FOSS and freeware (or shareware). When speaking about open source software in my writings I try to always use the term "FOSS" which is an acronym for "free open source software". The source of this sometimes confusion can be sorted with the Latin statement:Gratis versus LibreWhich roughly translates to:"for zero price" versuses "with little or no restriction"Or to simplify it even further to a common analogy first used...
Sunday, 9 October 2011
At little over a month ago the Bodhi team and I released our second update release. We were unaware at the time that the version of GCC used to compile the kernel on this release had an issue that caused an issue for some users when compiling and inserting extra kernel modules (such as the nvidia drivers and Virtual Box). This update release today contains a kernel in which this issue has been resolved.If you already installed Bodhi 1.2.0 (or an...
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Adobe FlashThose two words have driven fear, annoyance and hate into the hearts of many users and developers for some time now. I am here to say today, in case you had not noticed, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I say with certainty that the days Adobe Flash enjoys as a dominant web development tool are numbered.Don't believe me? Just take a look at the many popular flash based services that are moving away from the stale technology....
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